Babushka Trail–G.O.A.T. Trail Loop, 6 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 2,454 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Babushka Trail–G.O.A.T. Trail Loop, 6 sights is a 6.5-mile loop near Silver Lake Summer Home Area, UT. It climbs 2,454 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Babushka Trail–G.O.A.T. Trail Loop, 6 sights
6.5 mi · ▲ 2,454 ft · 3 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,740–9,027 ft
Loop
Trailhead: 40.50028, -111.63657
Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 53° · precip 1% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:56 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Holman Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto G.O.A.T. Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Rogers Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Babushka Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Hidden Forest Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miContinue straight onto Holman Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Holman Road, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~136 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:56 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:19 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Silver Creek Viewpoint & Silver Creek Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 614 ft
- Holman Road & Holman Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,690 ft
- G.O.A.T. Trail 4.5 mi · ▲ 2,234 ft
- Forest Lake–Babushka Trail, 4 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 3,977 ft
- Holman Connector–Holman Road, 4 sights 12.8 mi · ▲ 3,817 ft
- G.O.A.T. Trail–Holman Connector Loop, 6 sights 14 mi · ▲ 4,384 ft
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